[At that moment, the Cardinal's office at the Goddess Church's Holy See.]
"Would you say that once more, please."
Cardinal Querbels gestured at the letter before him in a benevolent voice. The knight of the Marquis's house who had delivered it spoke clearly, in a solemn and self assured tone.
"Most respected Your Eminence, as the Goddess guides us, the green grows lush and the sky runs clear, and as the world is filled with the grace of the Goddess, thus"
"...Please keep it to the point."
"Until it is clearly established whether Knight Commander Levis is a witch or whether this is a demon fabrication, the official position of the Marquis's house is that we will not engage in any rash combat with the demons."
"..."
The Cardinal barely held onto his smile as his expression twisted.
"You will not subjugate the enemy when there are demons standing right before your eyes...? Are we to take it that the Marquis's house has also thrown in with the Demon King's Army?"
